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> On Apr 15, 2015, at 1:08 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote: > > John Gluth brings up an interesting point. I'd noticed this damage to the > left side of the head when viewing the bird yesterday but wanted to research > it a little more before posting any speculation. In addition to the empty eye > socket, some feathering above the eye also seemed a little messed up. > > I have been trying to find out if the Crested Caracara observed earlier in > the month (5 Apr 2015) on Cape Cod, MA, had a similarly damaged left eye. The > only photo I've seen (http://sta.sh/01330a4fpbg4) was a little too distant to > make a definitive statement, although I'm inclined to think the socket might > be empty, which would seemingly connect the MA and NY sightings. Are there > additional images beyond those included. Not sure about the bird that was in > Maine in Sep 2014, the photos I've seen are equivocal. Would like to drill > down on this further. > > It is clear the bird that was in the Princeton, NJ area in Sep 2012 had an > intact left eye and I learned at the weekend that there are details to > connect the NJ and ME birds. Can anyone comment? > > Interesting stuff! How many birds have wandering around the northeast coastal > states in the past 4-5 years? > > Angus Wilson > New York City, NY > >> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 12:23 PM, J GLUTH <jgl...@optonline.net> wrote: >> I haven't been able to get up to Orange County to see the caracara in person >> yet, but taking a closer look at some of the better photos embedded in eBird >> checklists does indeed show what looks to be an empty socket where the >> bird's left eye should be: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/129581436@N08/16951830230/sizes/o/ >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbourdin/16501112444/sizes/o/ >> >> John Gluth >> Suffolk County >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- > > > > -- > Angus Wilson > New York City & The Springs, NY, USA > http://birdingtotheend.blogspot.com/ > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
